village studies

• January 22, 2026

  Rural Transformation in India: What can we learn from village studies?

  

  C.R Yadu, CASAS’ member, has published a Working Paper in CSE Working Paper. Abstract: This article examines rural transformation in India through a review of longitudinal village studies conducted over the past three decades. It argues that rural India is not undergoing structural transformation in the classical sense. While labour is steadily moving out of…